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[PC BUILDER]

I have a custom built pc that i recently had the idea to purchase upgrades for,my system specs are:
Intel Core I7 920 OC to 3.2 Ghz
Crucial Ballistix 12GB DDR3 1600mhz ram(6x2gb sticks)
2x320gb hard drives
1x700gb hard drive
All 3 run at 7200mhz with 32mb cache
1x1.5TB western digital green hard drive
7x120mm case fans(4 pin power conectors on all)
1x140mm case fan
2x230mm case fans
3x5.25 Fan Bay hard drive coolers(3x40mm fans each)
12xsamsung blu ray sata drive
1xrosewill IM5001 multi card reader
1xNZXT Sentury2 fan controller
1xMSI GTX560 TI video card
1xMSI GTX460 video card
All being powered by a UltraX4 PSU

Now here is the upgrades that i am questioning if my system has the power for:
1xMSI GTX560TI video card that i plan to run in SLI
with the extra GTX460 as a Physx card
1XVISIONTEK KILLER PCIEX1 NIC CARD


I am just wondering if my PSU can handel all my components on my system plus the upgrades that i plan to get also if not how much higher of a PSU am i going to need?

 

[WR2]

[strike]KILLER PCIEX1 NIC CARD[/strike] Not a good use of your money.

Not a chance. Ultra X4 500 W Power Supply Review

 

[PC BUILDER]

So you are saying that the 1200watt PSU i have will not be able to handel all that? How much more power am i going to need? What is the best PSU you can suggest for my needs?

 

[WR2]

You didnt say you had a 1200W PSU. You just said UltraX4 PSU.

 

[WR2]

You can check for yourself: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5

 

[WR2]

Here is a review of the Ultra X4 1200W PSU @ JonnyGuru
Check out the entire review and take that into consideration.

 

[PC BUILDER]

Would you recomend using that PSU or do you have a better one that can handel all i got plus my upgrades also why not the Visiontek Killer NIC card i have heard nothing but good things in reviews,If you have a better PSU in mind that what i have please let me know because i am really siked to get my sli/physic system setup.

 

[WR2]

It's not a stellar PSU. I think you might be 'OK' with that PSU.
Just power down/disconnect all unnecessary items when you first get everything loaded up. 4 case fans should be plenty. Just watch the system temps.
Do some testing and if everything looks stable you can start adding the rest of the stuff back into your system.

What good reviews have you read of the Bigfoot Killer 2100?

Do they look anything like this one? Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Review @ Bit-tech

 

[PC BUILDER]

No the reviews i am talking about are from people on newegg.com that bought the product. The thing is that i have a HAF 932 and i installed those fans in place of the ones that came with the system,so i should be fine if i add the extra GTX560 TI and disconect 2 hard drives?

 

[WR2]

So you think the people on NewEgg are correct and the review article is wrong?

You can disconnect a lot of those fans temporarily. Plus the HDDs and hard drive coolers. And the Blu-ray burner.

 

[PC BUILDER]

here is my upgrade choices let me know if the brand and power of psu will be enough: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153134,here is the card that i will be running in sli: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565, here is the card that i will be using for Physic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127512, plus the rest of my setup. Just wondering if the brand is a good enough company. Oh yes here is also the MotherBoard incase this would help: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157213

 

[PC BUILDER]

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